Gaelon River Valley
The Gaelon River Valley is a large area including the river’s tributaries as well as the valley of the main river. It is a free land unclaimed by foreigners, with no central government. Many of the river valleys are inhabited, but the area also contains a considerable quantity of completely untamed wilderness. The great trading city of Endhome sits at the river mouth where it empties into the Sinnar Ocean.
The river and overland trade between the city of Endhome and the balance of the Gaelon River Valley defines this region. The coastal settlement’s economic influence reaches deep into the entire area, though its potency wanes in proportion to the settlement’s distance from the river or another well-traveled overland route. Travelers generally refer to these remote locales as the hinterlands. Regardless of location, the neutral commercial powerhouse keeps its nose out of local politics and allows these communities to govern themselves without interference from Endhome. Although the large metropolis garners much of the attention in the region, adventurers who travel here often focus their interest on the Duskmoon Hills, the alleged site of a lost city.
The many streams and tributaries branching off from the Gaelon River carve a circuitous path through the rolling grassy hills and wide valleys between the uplifted land masses. The elevation along the Gaelon River steadily decreases from the waterway’s origins in the Western Mountains until the end of its journey in Endhome. The river valley’s main geographic feature is the Duskmoon Hills.
Region
Gaelon River Valley
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